And furthermore when I asked for a generic modem, specifying that I do not want crap like a WinModem, they tried to sell me a modem that's pretty much a WinModem by a different name.
I think that, with developments in nanotech, the Net will become a sort of overlay on meatspace. We will literally be immersed in a vast network of nanobots like the Mesh in "The Annunciate" by Serverna Park. There are two directions this could take: It could be very much like the Mesh, to which only an elite few have access, or it could be available to all. A third, and perhaps more likely scenario would be an initial centralized Feed giving way to a decentralized Seed like in "The Diamond Age."
Just maximize everything. Allow multiple windows but hide everything but the one beeing used. Perhaps also make the taskbar look like a row of folder-tabs.
It sounds like you are arguing for interfaces with no learning curve. Trying to construct a 100% intuitive interface is an excercise in futility. CTRL+KB is intuitive once you learn it but for a total newbie it's not the least bit intuitive. All the things that we think of as intuitive are only intuitive because we're used to them or are used to something that works similarly.
I do, however, agree that mice are vile creatures which have no business being attached to computers.
Windows does the same thing: modal dialogs. Dialogs in general are, as my dad would say, "evil." They interrupt the user's flow of thought/work even if they are not modal. There are some rare cases where dialogs are the best solution (like when you're under tight time constraints) but most of the time there are better solutions.
While I admire that you intend to play an active role in your [future] childrens' Net experience, I dissagree with your point that you should be the only one who's oppinions your children are exposed to.
Without outside influences your children will be "sheltered." They have nothing to be cynical about. In the end, the only way a child really learns not to touch a hot stove is to try it and see what happens. Furthermore, children are quite able to formulate their own oppinions. In many ways they are more rational about it than adults.
The majority of children under 16 probably aren't interrested in politics but I was and I'm sure there are plenty of others like me. Also consider that the sort of children who spend much time on the net are probably more likely to also be the sort of children who are interrested in things like politics. That's just a conjecture, of course, but I suspect that many of you will agree.
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It's only a good thing if in the future AMD can more accurately predict demand.
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And furthermore when I asked for a generic modem, specifying that I do not want crap like a WinModem, they tried to sell me a modem that's pretty much a WinModem by a different name.
Or just write everything in pure lambda calculus! :)
I think that, with developments in nanotech, the Net will become a sort of overlay on meatspace. We will literally be immersed in a vast network of nanobots like the Mesh in "The Annunciate" by Serverna Park. There are two directions this could take: It could be very much like the Mesh, to which only an elite few have access, or it could be available to all. A third, and perhaps more likely scenario would be an initial centralized Feed giving way to a decentralized Seed like in "The Diamond Age."
Just maximize everything. Allow multiple windows but hide everything but the one beeing used. Perhaps also make the taskbar look like a row of folder-tabs.
It sounds like you are arguing for interfaces with no learning curve. Trying to construct a 100% intuitive interface is an excercise in futility. CTRL+KB is intuitive once you learn it but for a total newbie it's not the least bit intuitive. All the things that we think of as intuitive are only intuitive because we're used to them or are used to something that works similarly.
I do, however, agree that mice are vile creatures which have no business being attached to computers.
Windows does the same thing: modal dialogs. Dialogs in general are, as my dad would say, "evil." They interrupt the user's flow of thought/work even if they are not modal. There are some rare cases where dialogs are the best solution (like when you're under tight time constraints) but most of the time there are better solutions.
While I admire that you intend to play an active role in your [future] childrens' Net experience, I dissagree with your point that you should be the only one who's oppinions your children are exposed to.
Without outside influences your children will be "sheltered." They have nothing to be cynical about. In the end, the only way a child really learns not to touch a hot stove is to try it and see what happens. Furthermore, children are quite able to formulate their own oppinions. In many ways they are more rational about it than adults.
The majority of children under 16 probably aren't interrested in politics but I was and I'm sure there are plenty of others like me. Also consider that the sort of children who spend much time on the net are probably more likely to also be the sort of children who are interrested in things like politics. That's just a conjecture, of course, but I suspect that many of you will agree.
It's only a good thing if in the future AMD can more accurately predict demand.